Raymond Yau wrote: > 2010/3/29 Angel Tsankov <fn42551@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Raymond Yau wrote: >> >>> 2010/3/29 Angel Tsankov <fn42551@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Raymond Yau wrote: >>>>> 2010/3/26 Angel Tsankov <fn42551@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> >>>>> Hello again! >>>>>> I've recently had some time to investigate this problem further on and >>>>>> here's what I've discovered: >>>>>> >>>>>> Raymond Yau wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 2010/2/26 Pacho Ramos <pacho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> El vie, 26-02-2010 a las 13:57 +0200, Angel Tsankov escribió: >>>>>>>>> Raymond Yau wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2010/2/25 Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Angel Tsankov wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Jaroslav Kysela wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Angel Tsankov wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I run 'alsactl restore' on a machine with 2 sound cards -- a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> built-in >>>>>>>>> Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller >>>>>>>>>>>>> (rev >>>>>>>>> 02) and a non-built-in Yamaha Corporation YMF-724F [DS-1 Audio >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Controller] (rev 03) -- and get the following message: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unknown hardware: "YMF724F" "SigmaTel STAC9700,83,84" >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "AC97a:83847600" >>>>>>>>> "0x1073" "0x000d" >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hardware is initialized using a guess method >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> As a consequence the volume levels of the Yamaha card do not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>>>>>>>> restored to the levels stored in /etc/asound.state. The volume >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> levels >>>>>>>>> of the built-in card however are properly restored. The >>>>>>>>>>>>> asound.state >>>>>>>>> file has been created by executing 'alsactl store'. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> your problem is "alsactl restore" become "alsactl init" when >>>>>>> the number >>>>>>> >>>>>> of >>>>>> >>>>>>> controls is more than those in state file. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not quite sure that the case is this since 'alsactl restore' does >>>>>> restore the values of the Yamaha sound card (and those of the other >>>>>> card, too) and 'alsactl restore 1' seems to just initialize the Yamaha >>>>>> card. This is with alsa-utils version 1.0.22. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Hardware is initialized using a guess method " is the message used >>>>> by >>>>> alsactl init >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-utils.git;a=commitdiff;h=9a748178d1c9e783242f0cc794ab3efb27092f34;hp=0c02a4e3d23c7b5d03215f1bfaba9f70ed11e9b7 >>>> >>>> I don't get what you mean. Could you explain a little bit more? >>>> >>>> post the output of alsa-info.sh after "alsactl init" >>> and immeditate after the system boot >>> >> I'm sending the requested output as an attachment. > > As you can see the driver has 79 controls but only 48 controls saved in the > asound.state > > that is why "alsactl restore" become "alsactl init" > > > !!Amixer output > !!------------- > > !!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [YMF724F] > > Card hw:0 'YMF724F'/'Yamaha DS-1 (YMF724F) at 0xfb000000, irq 5' > Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9700,83,84' > Components : 'AC97a:83847600' > Controls : 79 > Simple ctrls : 31 My question was why 'alsactl restore' restores the sound card and 'alsactl restore 1' just initializes the card. Angel Tsankov _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel